In response to expanded vaccine eligibility and an increasing supply, CVS Health has begun administering COVID-19 vaccines at employer-based vaccination clinics through a new initiative called Return Ready.
With vaccine hesitancy on the rise, federal a…
Anxiety-related events, including fainting, can occur immediately after vaccination with any vaccine, the agency found.
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, has announced a new program for providers to cover the cost of administering COVID-19 vaccines to patients enrolled in health plans that either do no…
A newly-launched program from Lyft is helping patients and hospitals to avoid missed medical appointments.
Through Lyft Pass for Healthcare, eligible patients, health plan members and Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries can use the Lyft app to request…
To say that race has been a much-debated topic during the pandemic would be an understatement. Racial tensions were hitting a boiling point in the U.S. even before the world shut down due to COVID-19, and now, the pandemic has highlighted racial dispar…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has adopted new provisions to lower maximum out-of-pocket costs by $400 in the federal health insurance marketplaces in 2022.
The payment notice finalizes a maximum annual limitation on cost-sharing in th…
The payer is buying the remaining interest from TPG Capital and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in a deal that values Kindred at $8.1 billion.
Interested members can download the Ginger app and provide their insurance information to gain access to the full suite of services.
The agency is floating new requirements for hospitals to report on syndromic surveillance, immunization registries, electronic case reporting and electronic reportable laboratory results. It also has new plans for quality reporting.
Moderna, manufacturer of one of the three main COVID-19 vaccines being circulated in the U.S., said Thursday it’s making new funding commitments to increase supply, which the company said will increase global supply of the vaccine to 3 billion doses by…
